The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey : A Novel Paperback - 2011
by Mosley, Walter
- Used
Marooned in an apartment that overflows with mementos from the past, 91-year-old Ptolemy Grey is all but forgotten by his family and the world. But when an unexpected opportunity arrives, everything changes for Ptolemy in ways as shocking and unanticipated as they are poignant and profound.
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Details
- Title The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey : A Novel
- Author Mosley, Walter
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2011-11-01
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4727113-6
- ISBN 9781594485503 / 159448550X
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 8.13 x 5.57 x 0.78 in (20.65 x 14.15 x 1.98 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Southern California
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Cultural Region: West Coast
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Locality: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Library of Congress subjects Los Angeles (Calif.), Domestic fiction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
A major literary event-nothing short of a "tour de force" (New York Times) by the acclaimed and beloved author.
Marooned in an apartment that overflows with mementos from the past, 91-year-old Ptolemy Grey is all but forgotten by his family and the world. But when an unexpected opportunity arrives, everything changes for Ptolemy in ways as shocking and unanticipated as they are poignant and profound.
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- New York Times Book Review, 12/04/2011, Page 72
